WGU D219 EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE TASK 1
PREVENTING PRESSURE INJURIES ACTUAL TASK
QUESTIONS AND SOLVED ANSWERS
◉ What factors determine repositioning frequency?
Answer: Activity level, physical condition, cognition, pain, support
surface, and overall health.
◉ Why is early mobilization important?
Answer: It reduces prolonged pressure, improves mobility, and
enhances physical and psychological well-being.
◉ What side-lying position is recommended for patients at risk?
Answer: A 20°-30° side-lying position.
◉ Which side-lying position should be avoided?
Answer: The 90° side-lying position because it increases pressure.
◉ What is the recommended head-of-bed elevation?
Answer: 30° or lower whenever medically appropriate.
◉ Why keep the head of the bed at 30° or less?
, Answer: To decrease shear forces.
◉ What are prophylactic dressings used for?
Answer: They are preventative dressings used to reduce friction,
prevent pressure and shear while protecting vulnerable skin.
◉ Common locations for prophylactic dressings?
Answer: Heels, sacrum, and hips.
◉ When should prophylactic dressings be replaced?
Answer: If damaged, loose, displaced, excessively moist, or soiled.
◉ Why use low-friction linens and gowns?
Answer: They decrease shear, minimize irritation, and help keep
skin dry.
◉ Why are safe patient handling devices important?
Answer: They reduce friction and shear during transfers and
repositioning.
◉ Why is moisture control important?
Answer: Excess moisture weakens skin and increases risk for
pressure injury.
PREVENTING PRESSURE INJURIES ACTUAL TASK
QUESTIONS AND SOLVED ANSWERS
◉ What factors determine repositioning frequency?
Answer: Activity level, physical condition, cognition, pain, support
surface, and overall health.
◉ Why is early mobilization important?
Answer: It reduces prolonged pressure, improves mobility, and
enhances physical and psychological well-being.
◉ What side-lying position is recommended for patients at risk?
Answer: A 20°-30° side-lying position.
◉ Which side-lying position should be avoided?
Answer: The 90° side-lying position because it increases pressure.
◉ What is the recommended head-of-bed elevation?
Answer: 30° or lower whenever medically appropriate.
◉ Why keep the head of the bed at 30° or less?
, Answer: To decrease shear forces.
◉ What are prophylactic dressings used for?
Answer: They are preventative dressings used to reduce friction,
prevent pressure and shear while protecting vulnerable skin.
◉ Common locations for prophylactic dressings?
Answer: Heels, sacrum, and hips.
◉ When should prophylactic dressings be replaced?
Answer: If damaged, loose, displaced, excessively moist, or soiled.
◉ Why use low-friction linens and gowns?
Answer: They decrease shear, minimize irritation, and help keep
skin dry.
◉ Why are safe patient handling devices important?
Answer: They reduce friction and shear during transfers and
repositioning.
◉ Why is moisture control important?
Answer: Excess moisture weakens skin and increases risk for
pressure injury.
